My dear friend Kennedy Oh Keng Han was called home to the Lord on March 16 2007, after battling with liver cancer for a year. He was 27.
Earlier this evening, many church friends and relatives had gathered for the last funeral service and the cremation at Mandai Crematorium. We saw Kennedy’s body being pushed into the furnance by a mechanical trolley. A lot of us broke down and sobbed uncontrollably at the sight, though deep in our hearts we know that Kennedy has gone to Heaven to be with Jesus.
Now, unable to sleep at night, I somehow took out my handphone. I scrolled through my handphone’s contact list and stopped at Kennedy’s entry. Should I keep this entry in my phone? If so, what’s the purpose of keeping it, since I definitely won’t make and receive any more calls from this number? I can’t explain the feeling – it’s some sort of matter-of-fact-sadness.
I guess this is the process we call “letting go”.
A photograph of Kennedy (right) with his mother 金叶 during their Baptism on 29 October 2006

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